Working for England

by admin on June 3, 2010

In a YouGov survey of almost 2,500, around thirty-eight percent of full-time workers aged between 18 and 45 said they will fail to turn up for work because they are supporting the England team.Some 23% said they would take time off, while 5% admitted they might pull a sickie and 18% said they will watch the Three Lions…

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Here’s the plan….

by admin on June 2, 2010

Ok the boys are on the plane.

Now, don’t mess up this time, win before the need for penalties, hack down anyone on a Maradonna type run and whoever is in goal, stay on yer line. Oh, and score 1 more goal than the opposition. Simple.

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The Great English Turkey Shoot

May 3, 2010

A little over two and a half years ago as I watched an abject England team finally fall off the rails during a wet night in London, you could hear the press sharpening their pencils like daggers. There were shades of the last English manager at the last Wembley. But this time, whatever was said [...]

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It’s time to tear up the special relationship with Uncle Sam

March 10, 2010

In 41 days the world cup starts and in 42 days we have to tear up our special relationship with Uncle Sam and finally take revenge for the defeat they inflicted upon us 60 years ago in Brazil when a man called Joe Gaetjens scored the goal that defeated an England team full of later [...]

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